The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-12-30
THE MOSQUE OF OMAR.
The Magnificent Structure thu. Replaces
Selomon's TempIe.

The mosque of Omar is beautiful. Its
walls are adorned with marbles of deli
cate %colors, and the dome is rooted
with tiles Of a brilliant hue, and some
klue and yellow. The effect from the
Mount OF Olives is Of q Turquoise dome
roofing walls of pearl. Itstands high;
white pavements and tall expresses
arouadi steps lead down to other
courts, once the court of the Gentiles,
the court Of the great brazen laver,
etc., and olives and grass Of emerald
green and abundant wild flowers cover
the nakedness where Solomon's offer
ings had enriched the entrance ground
between the golden gate and the east.
ern walls of the temple itself.
Inside the mosque is exquisite. A
circle of marble pillars inclose the
veritable rough rock of Mount Moriah,
and support the inner part of the dome,
which is rich in mosaic, worthy to be
compared with that in Santa Maria
Magglore in Rome. Portals and par
titions, inlaid with tortoise shell,
mother-of-pearl and ivory, divide the
little side chapels from tie central pas
sageway between them and the sacred
rock. the scene OF Abraham's awful
obedience and of the sacrifices which
interpreted to men, and made them
partakers of the one great sacrifice of
the Son of God. We saw the opening
cut in the rock for the escape of the
sacrificed blood, and, descending into
the excavation below, we found
a similar opening communicating with
a duct which discharged into a
cesspool by the Brook Hebron. We
crossed the outer southern court, and
passing the fountain supplied by the
same water as its grander predecessor
on the backs of brazen oxen, we de-
scended beneath the present mosque,
Ell Aksar, close to the Mosque of Omar,
into the same gallery which led to the
old temple from the south, and up
which our Lord walked again and again
when He was here. 1t ID now halt
filled with rubbish and earth, but the
ceiling is still 50 high above that we
needed to be reminded that the ground
level is far down under the rubble.
The pillars in single solid blocks. the
round keystone in the roof, and the lin
tells of long single stones, are witnesses
of the glory which has departed. Leav.
ing this gallery we climbed the city
walls by the golden gate, and walking
south at the angle of the walls We de.
scenGed under ground into the stables
of Solomon. That they may have beer
utilized by him, and certainly we're by
the crusaders, the halter rings declare.
but it seems that the original intention
was to raise the level of the valley, and
the thick forest of pillars are chiefly fol-
support.-Sophia Nj. Palmer in Qulver.
The Model Barn.
Glass Essay in Farm Engineering by
Chas. p. Gilmore, Illinois University,
Champaign: Probably about the best
position for the barn would be east OF
southeast of the house, for you want il
where the odors will be blown from the
house, a thing that is often overlooked,
and in summer with the warm winds
often proving quite troublesome. In the
above directions from the house, yol
would be able to have the yards and fec
lots on the south and east sides OF tn,
barn, which is an advantage in winter
and to give things a heater appearance
the view of the barn and lots may b,
shut off from the house by planting
evergreen or other trees IN rows O.
clumps, which answer also for a wind
break.
For a barn to be what you might cal
a model barn, everything should b,
arranged in it with reference to saving
labor and time. For instance, som
have the corn-crib off at quite a dis
lance, and in stormy weather, wher
mud is ankle deep or snow has driftet
around, having TO wade through thi,
after a basket of corr is very disagree
able work, when just as we'll as not I,
crib of moderate size could be built il
the barn to hold corr to feed the horse!
or cattle.
Then, if the horses be keptin a base
ment, instead of going up and dowl
three times a day after grain, spouts 0
some kind could be made to save tina
extra work. How readily q person
will notice on going into Il we'll plan
ned barn, any convenience that hal
has been arranged, whether it really
amounts to much in itself or not, for i
is the little things put together tina
make the big things. We find that thu
most common form of a barn is tn,
rectangular, though the octagonal hal
come into use of late. These form.
have their advantages and disadvan
tages and from descriptions / hav'
read, some of tho advantages are yer,
great; but l believe, until l felt that
thoroughly understood the advantage
of the octagonal over the rectapgula
form, l would choose the latter. l
would lie much easier to arrange con
veniently and make use of all the cpace
The barn must be warm, but wei
ventilated, which can be done by hav
ing a Slated cupola, causing a curren
Of air to pass through all the time
drawing in q draft from below all i'm
pure air. Ia arranging the stalls, crib
bins, etc., one may decide for himself
but should have all conveniently made
About seventy-tive square feet is con
v~enient space for each horse, for it al
lows manger two and a half fee
wide, stall six and a half feet long ant
five feet wide, with q pathway pehlnt
of SIX feet, SO animals may be led be
hind others without danger of being
kicked. The managers should not b
more than three feet three and & hal
inches high, for horses would rathej
eat with their.heads down than 10 r416j
III the time for hay. ThesstaI do
should be-a little higher than that 3
the pathway, and sloping toward it t.
drain off the urine; a little drain at til,
foot of the stall floor being made tt
carry it to the manure pile. The barr
must be dry, especially for horses, au(